Synonyms of sitting duck

sitting duck

noun

as in target

a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• target
• victim
• prey
• butt
• lightning rod
• mark
• whipping boy
• fall guy
• pilgarlic
• mockery
• goat
• laughingstock
• scapegoat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gossip
• troublemaker
• tattler
• tattletale
• talebearer
• gossiper
• defamer
• teaser
• tease
• tormentor
• traducer
• torturer
• libeler
• tormenter
• heckler
• needler
• libelist
• baiter
• taunter
• ribber
• mocker
• scorner
• scoffer
• insulter
• ridiculer
• derider
• satirist
• lampooner
• caricaturist
• parodist

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sitting duck

Intercepts have been easy because the scout drones are sitting ducks. —David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024

Some former Secret Service officials also said the evacuation route essentially made Trump a sitting duck. —Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024

The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks. —Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024